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Subject: [Leica] Tina and Her Computer: Lightening Strike!
From: grduprey at rockwellcollins.com (grduprey@rockwellcollins.com)
Date: Fri Jun 25 07:23:56 2004




Actually, we do leave a light on when we leave on a trip.  we also have one
on a timer.  Unless you unplug the item it will not be completely protected
from lightning, surge protectors are only a stop gap, not a guarantee.

Gene



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It is both a waste of electricity and does do a certain damage to the
atmosphere....  A laptop computer itself uses about as much electricity as
a
night light, a desktop uses about as much as a 60 w bulb.  Would you leave
a
60 w bulb on at your house if you were gone for 3 weeks?  I doubt it.
But you might leave on a night light.

However more important is the damage that could be done to your data if
something happens to your power lines.  Shut it off if you are gone a
Glitch
( regardless of your UPS ( uninterruptible power supply)  size or quality)
can get to your computer and make files or programs get scrambled.

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net


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